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division of Egyptian cubit

...20.62 inches) was subdivided in an extraordinarily complicated way. The basic subunit was the digit, doubtlessly a finger’s breadth, of which there were 28 in the royal cubit. Four digits equaled a
palm, five a hand. Twelve digits, or three
palms, equaled a small span. Fourteen digits, or one-half a cubit, equaled a large span. Sixteen digits, or four
palms, made one ...